SOLUTION: Two numbers have a product of 676 and a quotient of 4

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Question 155993: Two numbers have a product of 676 and a quotient of 4
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Fombitz:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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13 and 52. The quotient could be 4 or 1/4.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call your numbers A and B.
1.AB=676
2.A%2FB=4
From eq. 2,
2.A%2FB=4
A=4B
Substitute that into eq. 1,
1.AB=676
%284B%29B=676
4B%5E2=676
B%5E2=169
B=13 or B=-13
From eq. 2,
A=4B
A=4%2813%29 or A=4%28-13%29
A=52 or A=-52
Two solutions,
(13,52) or (-13,-52).